Dejan Židan

Dejan Židan
Dejan Židan
	Židan in 2018
Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia
	In office; 23 August 2018 – 3 March 2020
Preceded by	Matej Tonin
Succeeded by	Igor Zorčič
Member of the National Assembly of Slovenia
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 13 July 2014
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
	In office; 5 May 2010 – August 2018
Personal details
Born	16 October 1967 (age 57); Maribor, Yugoslavia; (now Slovenia)
Political party	Social Democrats
Alma mater	University of Ljubljana

Dejan Židan (pronounced [ˈdɛːjan ˈʒiːdan]) (born 16 October 1967)^[1] is a Slovenian politician, former leader of the Social Democrats, and the former speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia.^[2]

A veterinarian by education, Židan served as minister of agriculture, forestry, and nutrition from 2010 in 2012 in Borut Pahor's government.^[1] In the 2011 parliamentary election, Židan was elected a member of the National Assembly. In 2013, Židan became minister of agriculture and the environment in Alenka Bratušek's government.^[3] In March 2014, Židan was named the most popular Slovenian politician in a public opinion poll.^[4] Following the European Parliament election, Židan replaced Igor Lukšič as acting president of the Social Democrats.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "Minister za kmetijstvo in okolje | Vlada Republike Slovenije". Vlada.si. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
^ "Židan po izvolitvi za predsednika DZ-ja: Manjkajočih glasov ne bom iskal".
^ "Imamo 11. vlado z 11 ministri". Mladina.Si. 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
^ "Najbolj priljubljeni politik je Dejan Židan | Dnevnik". Dnevnik.si. 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
^ "Lukšič odstopil, 'breme' vodenja SD začasno prevzel Židan". 24ur.com. Retrieved 2014-06-11.

Party political offices
Preceded by Igor Lukšič	Leader of the Social Democrats 2014–2020	Succeeded by Tanja Fajon
Preceded by Matej Tonin	Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia 2018 – 2020	Incumbent

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[vlada1-1] "Minister za kmetijstvo in okolje | Vlada Republike Slovenije". Vlada.si. Retrieved 2014-06-11.

[2] "Židan po izvolitvi za predsednika DZ-ja: Manjkajočih glasov ne bom iskal".

[3] "Imamo 11. vlado z 11 ministri". Mladina.Si. 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2014-06-11.

[4] "Najbolj priljubljeni politik je Dejan Židan | Dnevnik". Dnevnik.si. 2014-03-23. Retrieved 2014-06-11.

[5] "Lukšič odstopil, 'breme' vodenja SD začasno prevzel Židan". 24ur.com. Retrieved 2014-06-11.

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